Osteoarthritis is known as a disease that
a) is the most common and frequently disabling of joint disorders.
The functional impact of osteoarthritis on quality of life, especially for
elderly patients, is often ignored.
b) affects young males.
Reiter’s syndrome is a spondyloarthropathy that affects young adult
males and is characterized primarily by urethritis, arthritis, and
conjunctivitis.
c) requires early treatment because most of the damage appears to
occur early in the course of the disease.
Psoriatic arthritis, characterized by synovitis, polyarthritis, and
spondylitis requires early treatment because of early damage caused
by disease.
d) affects the cartilaginous joints of the spine and surrounding tissues.
Ankylosing spondylitis causes the described problem and is usually
diagnosed in the second or third decade of life.
a) is the most common and frequently disabling of joint disorders.
The functional impact of osteoarthritis on quality of life, especially for
elderly patients, is often ignored.
b) affects young males.
Reiter’s syndrome is a spondyloarthropathy that affects young adult
males and is characterized primarily by urethritis, arthritis, and
conjunctivitis.
c) requires early treatment because most of the damage appears to
occur early in the course of the disease.
Psoriatic arthritis, characterized by synovitis, polyarthritis, and
spondylitis requires early treatment because of early damage caused
by disease.
d) affects the cartilaginous joints of the spine and surrounding tissues.
Ankylosing spondylitis causes the described problem and is usually
diagnosed in the second or third decade of life.